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About Smoke signals. (Grand Ronde, Or.) 19??-current | View Entire Issue (June 15, 2015)
18 S moke S ignals JUNE 15, 2015 Two retire from Tribe Photo by Michelle Alaimo Tribal Council Chairman Reyn Leno, left, and Tribal Council Vice Chair Jack Giffen Jr., right, present Jeff Nepstad with a Tribal Pendleton blanket during his retirement party at the Tribe’s Natural Resources Department’s fire barn on Friday, May, 29. He was also given a card and gift certificate from his NRD co-workers and a plaque from the Timber Committee thanking him for his 25 years of excellent service. May 29 was Nepstad’s last day of work as the Tribe’s Silviculture and Fire Protection Program manager. PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO PUBLIC RECORDS AND FISCAL MANAGEMENT ORDINANCES OPEN FOR COMMENT The Tribal Council is considering adoption of amendments to the Public Records and Fiscal Management Ordinances. The proposed amendments were given a First Reading at the May 6, 2015, Tribal Council meeting. The proposed amendments would: (1) allow for distribution of Tribal government audited financial statements (without informational notes and management discussion and analysis) to adult Tribal members; (2) make unauthorized distribution of audited financial statements a violation of Tribal law; and (3) make various technical amendments. Tribal Council invites comment on the proposed amendments to the Public Records and Fiscal Management Ordinances. For a copy of the proposed amendments, please contact the Tribal Attorney’s Office at 503-879-4664. Please send your comments to the Tribal Attorney’s Office, 9615 Grand Ronde Road, Grand Ronde, Oregon 97347 or by e-mail to legal@grandronde.org. Comments must be received by Tues- day, June 30, 2015. n PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE GENERAL COMMITTEE AND SPECIAL EVENT BOARD ORDINANCE OPEN FOR COMMENT The Tribal Council is considering adoption of amendments to the General Committee and Special Event Board Ordinance. The proposed amendments were given a First Reading at the May 20, 2015, Tribal Council meeting. The proposed amendment would allow Committees and Special Event Boards to make donations if authorized by Tribal Council in accordance with Tribal Council policy by amending Subsection (p)(5) as follows (added language underlined): Committees/boards are prohibited from making donations of any kind from committee/board funds, except as authorized by Tribal Council in accordance with Tribal Council policy. Commit- tees/boards may accept sponsorships, donations and engage in fundraising activities in accordance with the policy established by the Tribe’s Finance Officer. Such policy shall include provisions regarding approval of fundraising activities, accountability and placement of funds, and carryover procedures. Tribal Council invites comment on the proposed amendments to the General Committee and Special Event Board Ordinance. For a copy of the proposed amendment, please contact the Tribal At- torney’s Office at 503-879-4664. Please send your comments to the Tribal Attorney’s Office, 9615 Grand Ronde Road, Grand Ronde, Oregon 97347 or by e-mail to legal@grandronde.org. Comments must be received by July 15, 2015. n Photo by Michelle Alaimo Karan Scharf looks at a book that was part of a gift from her co-workers in the Tribe’s Behavioral Health Department during her retirement party held in the Grand Ronde Health & Wellness Center on Thursday, June 4. She worked for the Tribe for 24 years and retired as the alcohol and drug counselor. Her last day was Thursday, June 4. O PEN E NROLLMENT FOR 2015-2016 C HINUK K INDERGARTEN I MMERSION As of May 18th, 2015 we will be accepting registration applications for interested incoming Kindergarteners. We are a half day immersion program offering instruction in Chinuk through our culture and place-based curriculum. Our students attend half day in our program and must be enrolled in Willamina Elementary School as well. No prior language experience required, however we do have language and tribal preference once we are at capacity. Applications are available at Youth Education and can be turned in starting May 18th Ali Holsclaw K5 Chinuk Teacher 503-879-1490 ali.holsclaw@grandronde.org Esther Stewart K5 Chinuk Teacher 503-879-1443 esther.stewart@grandronde.org Ad created by George Valdez We enroll families, not just students. It is our belief that the only way for the language to live and flourish is for it to be learned and used in the home by the whole family.
